SU PirateLink

Career Services provides online job search services to SU students and alumni FREE OF CHARGE through SU PirateLink, part of the NACElink Network, affiliated with the National Association of Colleges and Employers.

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Need more information?  Keep reading!

NACElink is a national, web-based system for recruiting college students and graduates for full-time and part-time employment as well as internships.  NACElink is available only to students at participating colleges and universities, and Southwestern University now participates!  You can serach for jobs and internships, store resumes and other supporting documents in the PirateLink database and submit resumes directly to employers. 

Resumes, cover letters, and other documents must be created before they can be uploaded to PirateLink.  Students can have up to 10 other documents sitting in the system at any time. You can store writing samples, portfolios, transcripts, or any other document you need to send to an employer when applying for a job

Established in 1956, the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) is a nonprofit association that links college career services professionals and employers of new college graduates. Its membership includes more than 1,900 colleges and universities and more than 1,000 employer organizations nationwide. NACE is the leading source of information about the employment of new college graduates.

If you have a question about navigating the system, call Career Services at (512) 863-1346 for more information or email career.services@southwestern.edu.

What is PirateLink?

It is an online job search and resume submission system which allows you to create and store your resume on the Web, search for jobs and internships and submit your resume electronically to employers. Career Services also uses the resume database to screen candidates for on-campus interviews with employers who recruit at Southwestern.

How can PirateLink be helpful in my job search?

Employers have access to your resume
When employers advise Career Services of their hiring needs and ask about potential candidates, we can search the resume database to select candidates who match the employers´ requirements and forward their resumes to the employer.

Employers can interview you on campus
In order to interview with recruiters on campus, you MUST be registered with Career Services through PirateLink.

Search through hundreds of internship and full-time employment opportunties
Since over 1,900 universities belong to the NACElink Network, employers know posting on PirateLink provides “big bang for their buck.” Use employer contact information in the job postings to submit your resume directly.

How can I get my resume in the database?

• Complete and organize a rough draft of your resume.  Download a copy of Career Services’ Resume Writing Guide to assist you in getting started and then schedule a resume critique with a Career Services staff member.
• Once your information is ready in Microsoft Word or converted to a PDF, follow the directions above to register with PirateLink and upload your resume .
• You must remain active in the system in order to be selected for on-campus recruiting opportunities.  More than 60 days of inactivity results in your file being deactivated until you resume activity.  This promotes  the use of only updated resumes. 

Remember :
Tools like PirateLink are only part of your search.  They can´t take the place of all other job search techniques such as networking, research, job fairs and on-campus interviews.